What better way to play Portal than to deck yourself out in themed garb? Obviously, you don’t need to, but I think it’s a little funner that way. The love that some people have for their favorite games inspires them to come up with designs revolving around the themes of the game, like these knee-high Portal 2 socks and undies.
You won’t survive any long falls even if you’ve got these socks on, but at least you’ll good in the process.
When you think of fashion from the future, flashy, ultra-modern stuff that’ll probably glow bright with LED lights or something when worn might probably come to mind. But not for French designer Pauline Marcombe, who thinks that everything’s going back to the basics and to the all-natural–starting with these futuristic T-shirts. Or should I say tops? From the looks of things, it probably isn’t very fair or sensible to call her design a ‘T-shirt.’
It follows the trend of fashion getting more complicated and uncomfortable to wear. Have you seen those sky-high heelless shoes that some ‘fashionable’ women are wearing nowadays? They can call it whatever they like, but I call it a broken ankle just waiting to happen. Pauline’s design is called the Prototype Triangle Numéro 1, which is crafted out of laser-cut wooden triangles all linked together with wire.
Hit the break for more images of Pauline’s futuristic designs.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, especially when it comes to fashion. What might look ultra-cool to one person might look like crap to the other and vice versa. But with the exception of a handful. There are just some designs that are so ridiculous, that they’re almost good. Almost.
Kind of like designer Si Chan‘s ‘Hug Me’ jacket, which features a row of clasped hands down the front that will ‘hug’ you every time you put it on. Chan explains that he designed the jacket to make the wearer feel ‘warm and hugged’, saying: “Everybody needs love, don’t they?” He also says that the hugging hands symbolize what humans use to ”express love” and “depart from loneliness.”
It’ll keep you warm, all right, but I doubt it’ll be able to make you feel loved at all. Chan has big plans for it too, as he plans to manufacture the jackets and then sell them for $1,200 each. (Now who would pay a thousand bucks for this? I wouldn’t even be willing to buy it for a hundred!)
Hit the jump for more images of the Hug Me jacket, including one where it’s being worn by the Hollow Man.
I love clothes and accessories just like every other girl, but I think the Booty Wrap is just plain frivolous and unnecessary. The people behind it probably thought they could make a few quick bucks over an article of clothing that has the sole purpose of covering your booty.
Many women tend to tie their jackets or sweatshirts around their waist when they’re wearing a short top or low-rise waist jeans. Or they could just be tired from carrying it around all day. This is where the concept of the Booty Wrap came from: it looks just like a sweatshirt tied around your waist, when in fact it’s just a flat garment with sleeves and pockets.
And while I did say it was unnecessary, it could come in useful sometimes. Like, say, when it’s hot outside and carrying around a sweatshirt becomes too much of a pain. In case you want it, the Booty Wrap is available online from Amazon for $39.99.
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By David Ponce
It used to be that a good old ski mask would do. Or even masks of dead presidents. But if you want to be a cool burglar these days, you gotta step up your fashion. Why not don the above Minecraft hoodie? It zips all the way up so that your face is hidden, and you can see (we hope) right through the Creeper’s face.
It’s $65 and is available for pre-order now. It ships in the week of August 15 with sizes going form XS to XXL.
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By David Ponce
We were on the fence on this one. We wanted to like it but couldn’t decide if its ownership was a sentence to social isolation, or social success. Then we found out it’s been so popular over the last couple of days, it crashed Etsy. So yeah, what do we know? Anyway, what you see above is technically called the Grey Knight Armored Hoodie and was sold on Etsy by Chadwick J. Dillon. It’s got a fully retractable face plate and visor, “while the fixed breast plate, spauldrons, and elbow couters add elements of style and strength from an a age long past.” We say was because the overwhelming demand has caused Dillon to suspend sales while he sorts out communication and figures out what to do about meeting said demand. There’s even word that Etsy will shut down your store if there’s too many orders or something, which makes perfect sense…
Anyway, we don’t even know how much the initial listing was for or what’s going to happen here but if you want one, keep an eye on the store linked to below.
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By David Ponce
So these are earrings. Ear shaped earrings so that your lobe grows another lobe. Very meta. And yes, you’ll freak people out if you wear them. Which means they’re awesome!
London-based artist Percy Lau has created this trippy earring design which makes it look like you’ve got a smaller ear growing off your lobe. Freaky!! And she also signed the Little Third Ear (a pair of ear earrings), the Little Mouth Ring (a fleshy mouth ring), and the risque Little Penis Ring, you can get more designs from her Etsy shop.
Yeah, so the Little Third Ear earrings are $40 a pair.
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By David Ponce
It’s not about to change practices in offices worldwide, let’s be honest. But there is a growing number of places that are relaxing the business attire for something a bit more casual. Think tech startups for example, only a little less on the hippy side. We imagine something like the above pinstripe hoodie would fit right in. It’s made from Merino wool, which is the same material regular suits are made from. It’s got a paisley tie-cloth liner and will only set you back $148. Yeah, that’s a little sarcastic because, hey, it is a lot of money. On the other hand, an actual suit could add a zero to that price so we shouldn’t complain too hard.
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By David Ponce
It has the buns integrated and stuff.
It’s made from 60% cotton and 40% polyester and costs $54.
Whatcha waitin for?
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